These were journalings from January 2022

January 6, 2022

Fitting words for me to remember as we start a new year. And truth be told after 2021 I am not feeling very optimistic about 2022. But these words do offer up hope. Do not be discouraged, wait upon the Lord and trust Him during these dark times.

 

January 15, 2022

Don’t let the burdens in this life cause you to sink under their weight. Look to Jesus, the One who can lift you up.

This devotional also stood out to me as a volcano erupted in the ocean near Tonga. “There are treacherous waves in the distance,” both metaphorically and physically today. Prayers to the communities being affected by the tsunamis resulting from the volcano.

January 18, 2022

Trust does not falter when the path becomes rocky and steep.